Poems by William Cowper
An Epigram From Homer
... Poison themselves, and all that they have made ...
Conversation
... Ye powers who rule the tongue, if such there are, ...
Song On Peace
... I have sought thee, and seemed to possess, ...
Monumental Inscription To William Northcot
... 1780, Æt. 10. Care, vale! Sed non æternum, care, valeto! ...
The Task: Book I. -- The Sofa
... We can spare The splendour of your lamps, they but eclipse ...
The Salad. By Virgil
... The trickling tears, cried -- "Vengeance on the smoke!" ...
In A Letter To C. P. Esq. Ill With The Rheumatism
... There dips her downy plumes, thence upward flies, ...
Happy Solitude--Unhappy Men
... This grieves me most, that vain pursuits beguile ...
The Judgement Of The Poets
... Who, strange to tell, all judged it wrong, ...
The Jackdaw
... -- Caw. Thrice happy bird! I too have seen ...
To Mrs. Unwin
... And, since thou own'st that praise, I spare thee mine ...
The Secrets Of Divine Love Are To Be Kept
... Whose absence kills, whose presence cheers ...
Olney Hymn 63: Not Of Works
... Fruits of pride (vainglorious worm!) ...
Olney Hymn 43: Prayer For Patience
... Why should the unburnt, though burning bush, ...
Watching Unto God In The Night Season (2)
... " Henceforth, the repose and pleasure ...
